When I listen to this album, I imagine myself standing in the middle of an abandoned amusement park in broad daylight.
What was once all bright neon colors has faded into pastel blues and yellows, softened by years of harsh sungaze. The sounds of birdsong fill the air, echoes of the sounds of screaming children. The grass runs every which way, darting in between the floorboards of old buildings, covering the path, sticking out of the concrete. The old pool water is green, full of life. ... read more
Mid-Air Thief is a group Ive been meaning to check out for a fat minute, but from what I’ve heard from them, they make some of the coolest sounding electronic music I’ve probably ever heard. So I went into this side-project of theirs with some open ears and pretty excited to see what they can do. And this is some pretty damn cool IDM. I do think this album does get a little bit clunky at times, and its not AS cohesive as I think it should be. But still, this album does show some ... read more
This is not your typical Mid-Air Thief album
The latest release and pseudonym for the currently anonymous South Korean artist features even greater experimental and electronic explorations. Starting out in 2012 as Hyoo, they changed their name to Public Morality to release a self-titled debut in 2015 a peculiar but warm mixture of Avant-Folk and Psychedelic Pop. They changed their name to Mid-Air Thief to avoid confusion with a popular Rap song released in 2016, a move that is far more gentle ... read more
Listened to this ages ago in the same week as 3 other Mid Air Thief projects, leading me to forget to review this one. Flood Format is a solid album from Mid Air Thief, but it does feel like its focusing more on sounding nice that making good songs. It does sound really nice though, never has noise been more pleasing to the ear, however I prefer his projects with more meat on the bone beside just a cool collection of bleeps and bloops.
| 1 | 미손 미끌 (Slippery Smile) 4:02 | 77 |
| 2 | 혓것 (Tongue Tracers) 3:53 | 72 |
| 3 | 돌고 돌 (Spin & Stone) 5:45 | 82 |
| 4 | 빙의빙 (Ripplippling) 2:21 | 87 |
| 5 | 윙윙 (Towards) 1:08 | 63 |
| 6 | 브럭스 바탕 (Brux Batang) 5:07 | 68 |
| 7 | 산신 (The Wider the Wheel) 7:19 | 69 |
| 8 | 수 (Are Your Wings Swept?) 3:44 | 82 |